Latvian Extremists Demand Cancellation Of Gay Pride
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 | 4:18 pm>(Riga)Â Members of a broad spectrum of groups on the far right in Latvia staged a noisy demonstration in front of the Parliament on Wednesday demanding that lawmakers ban a gay pride parade scheduled for June 3.
>The groups included skinheads, extreme nationalists, neo-Nazis and churchgoers.
>More than 100 protestors shouted homophobic slogans and handed out T-shirts to passersby bearing anti-gay messages.
>It is the latest in ongoing battles between liberals and conservatives in Latvia.
>Last year the capital city of Riga refused to grant a parade permit citing security reasons following a recommendation from Latvian Interior Minister Dzintars Jaundzeikars.
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